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Woman Shot, Killed Along Railroad Tracks In Paterson (
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A woman was shot and killed in Paterson early Wednesday morning, March 19, prompting an investigation, authorities said. Paterson Police responded to a shots fired call near 27th Street and 19th Avenue at approximately 3:12 a.m., according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. When officers arrived, they found the victim with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Authorities have not yet identified the victim. Photos by Kyle Mazza/UNF News show a major police presence along the railroad tra…
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4 Shot Outside NJ Party Venue: Cops
A private party at a North Jersey event venue ended in gunfire Saturday night, leaving four people injured, police said. Verona police responded to Municipal Lot 1, next to Park Place, at 10:59 p.m. after multiple 9-1-1 calls reported gunshots, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, they found a large crowd leaving the Palmetto Venue at 10 Park Pl., where a fight between guests escalated into a shooting in the parking lot, police said. Two men were treated at the scene and taken by ambulance to University Hospital, according to authorities. Police later learned that …
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NJ Parents Facing Long Road To Recovery After Being Shot By Angry Neighbor: Campaign
A pair of Jersey Shore residents are facing a long road to recovery after they were shot by their neighbor in their home on Monday, March 10, according to a fundraiser set up to support them. Please keep those prayers going for Jill Gawarkiewicz Kwatkoski and Tom!!! This article sheds some light on what... Posted by Linda Klimkowski Flynn on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 At 4:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Drake Drive and found Tom and Jill Kwatkoski suffering from a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Billhimer later identified the shooter as Joh…
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New Details Emerge, ID Released Of 27-Year-Old Shot During Confrontation Near White House
New details have emerged, including the identity of a 27-year-old man who was shot by US Secret Service personnel near the White House overnight. The agency confirmed the incident shortly after it occurred right after midnight Sunday morning, March 9, noting that President Donald Trump was not at the White House at the time. Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The man, who has been identified as Andrew Dawson, whose last known address is North Manchester, Indiana, was transported to a hospital with critical injuries, according to The Washington Post. No Secre…
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ICU Nurse Shot, Forced To Restrain Colleague During Hospital Shooting
A 19-year-old nurse was shot in both legs, brutally beaten, and forced to restrain a coworker during the UPMC York shooting—and now, she’s facing a grueling recovery with no clear financial support. A GoFundMe has been launched to help Jackxtyn Yank, whose injuries left her unable to walk. “Please Don’t Kill Me” Jackxtyn Yank had just returned to work after celebrating her 19th birthday when the gunman stormed her ICU floor. Peeking out to see the commotion, she was spotted, dragged into the hall, and beaten with a gun before being forced to zip-tie a coworker’s hands together. “I begged hi…
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'I Just Want My Jess Back' ICU Nurse Held Hostage In
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Memorial Shooting Fights To Heal
The York County community is rallying behind Jessica Huff, an ICU nurse who survived the UPMC Memorial shooting after being zip-tied, dragged by her hair, and used as a human shield. Her fiancé, Jason Huff, shared her harrowing ordeal in an emotional Facebook post, revealing that the gunman forced her to the ground, stood on her back, and pulled the trigger against her head three times—only to hear an empty click. “She broke her zip ties and ran,” Jason wrote. “I just want my Jess back.” Related: Final Farewell: Funeral, Memorial Fund Set For Slain Officer Andrew Duarte "No One S…
Police & Fire
Officer Dies, Gunman Takes Staff Hostage In PA Hospital Shooting: Officials
West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, Feb. 22, after a gunman opened fire and took staff hostage inside the ICU at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, authorities said. The shooter, identified as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, entered the hospital around 10:35 a.m. with a bag containing a semiautomatic handgun and zip ties, according to York County District Attorney Timothy Barker. He proceeded to the ICU, where he held staff hostage and shot a doctor, nurse, and custodian, Barker said. UPMC security officers responded and were fired upon, …
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Three Shot, One Critical In Newark Broad Daylight Shooting: Police (
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One person is in critical condition after three people were shot in Newark on the morning of Wednesday, February 19, authorities said. A 10:11 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of South 17th Street and found three people, two women and one man shot, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The shooting victims were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, Miranda said. The two women are reportedly in stable condition while the man is reportedly in critical condition, Miranda said. The shooting remains under investigation, Miranda said.
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Shooting Armed Robbery Investigated In Fair Lawn, Prosecutor Says
Authorities are investigating an armed robbery and shooting that took place in Fair Lawn early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, officials said. Fair Lawn police responded to Henderson Boulevard and 11th Street at approximately 4:55 a.m. after receiving reports of gunfire, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Officers arrived at the scene and found ballistic evidence, confirming that shots had been fired. Investigators determined the shooting was connected to an armed robbery, but no injuries were reported, officials said. Shortly after the incident, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Off…
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Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark
Authorities are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy outside his home in Newark on Friday, Jan. 31. The boy was exiting a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. A 36-year-old man, who does not appear to be related to the child, was also shot during the incident. Details of his injuries were not immediately available. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka expressed outrage over the tragedy, calling it “incomprehensible” and…
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Clifton Gunman Charged With Murder Years After Shooting: Prosecutor
A Clifton man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Passaic resident more than two years ago, authorities announced. Yoniel Santana-Gomez, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection to the Dec. 11, 2022, shooting of Ariel Henriquez, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Henriquez was brought to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center with a gunshot wound at approximately 3:47 a.m. that …
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Englewood Parking Garage Shooting Robbery: 4 Queens Men Arrested, Prosecutor Says
Four Queens, NY, men have been charged in connection with a violent armed robbery and shooting that left a 25-year-old man seriously injured in Englewood, authorities said. The suspects — identified as 26-year-old Denzil Bailey, 31-year-old Iquwann Quick, 34-year-old Dwight Stephenson, and 27-year-old Osarumwense Uzamere — were arrested following a months-long investigation led by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Englewood Police Department, Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. The incident occurred on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, when Englewood police responded to reports of a shooting o…
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Paterson Gunman Arrested Along Route 46: Cops
A 27-year-old Paterson man has been captured in Bergen County in connection with a December shooting that left a victim hospitalized, authorities said. Dandre Jacobus was taken into custody without incident on Thursday, Jan. 23, by the New Jersey State Police Fugitive Task Force at Liberty Street and Route 46 in South Hackensack, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. The charges stem from a Dec. 29, 2024, shooting that occurred at approximately 1:09 p.m. in the area of Highland Street and Park Place in Paterson. O…
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New Ballistic Evidence Links Released Gunman To Teaneck Rideshare Shooting: Police
New ballistic evidence has linked a 21-year-old Hackensack man to a Teaneck shooting earlier this month, days after authorities had released him from their custody, police announced. Kawan Vining, 21, was a suspect in the "shots fired" call early Thursday, Jan. 2, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr previously announced. Officers responded to Glenwood and Harding avenues after residents reported hearing gunfire just before 4:30 a.m., McGurr said. Officers quickly located a vehicle matching the description, carrying three males in the backseat. A black bag in the rear seat was found to contai…
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: Bergen County Native Among 3 Dead In Post-Christmas Tragedy
A New Jersey man and newly-retired New York State Police employee was shot and killed by his neighbor in Upstate New York who then killed his wife, and then himself, in a post-Christmas tragedy, according to officials and those who loved him. Thomas K. Fusco, 65, who was born in Passaic and raised in Saddle Brook, was found dead from a gunshot wound when New York State Police responded to a shooting at 10 Sunset Point Yankee Lake in Mamakating at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, New York State Police said. Police executing a search warrant at a neighbor's house found the bodies of…
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Charges Filed In Allentown Shooting Prompting Town-Wide Shelter In Place
A 52-year-old New Jersey man has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a woman injured prompting a town-wide shelter-in-place on Tuesday, Dec. 31,2024, authorities said. Daniel Williams, of Allentown, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and multiple weapons offenses, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The endangering charge stems from a child being present in the home at the time of the shooting, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 12:51 p.m., bringing officers from t…
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New Year's Terror: 15 Killed, 35 Hurt After Driver Intentionally Rams Into New Orleans Crowd
This story has been updated. A pickup truck intentionally rammed into a New Year's crowd on New Orlean's Bourbon Street, killing 15 people and injuring dozens, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Army Vet ID'd As New Orleans Terror Attack Driver; FBI Searching For Other Suspects The incident in the city's French Quarter happened early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick called the driver's actions, "very intentional," saying, “This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.” The man also sho…
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Murder
: Prosecutor IDs Man, 48, Found Shot In Head In Hudson County Home
A 48-year-old man was found in the second floor of a Hudson County home after being shot in the head on Monday, Dec. 9, authorities said. At 3:30 p.m., the North Bergen Police Department found Juan Moyet's lifeless body inside a second-floor residence at 9028 Palisade Plaza, Hudson County Prosecutor Ether Suarez said. On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a post-mortem exam was conducted that determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the head, Suarez said. Juan Moyet May You Rest In Peace🙏🙏... May eternal rest be granted unto you🕊🕊. May your family and loved ones be comforted durin…
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UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed In Apparent Targeted Shooting In Midtown Manhattan: Developing
The CEO of one of the nation's largest healthcare companies was killed in a brazen apparent targeted shooting in midtown Manhattan, according to multiple reports. Click here for a new, updated story: New Photos Show Shooter In Brazen Targeted Killing Of UnitedHealthcare CEO In Manhattan The executive, Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthcare, was shot outside the the New York Hilton Midtown at 1335 Sixth Ave. at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, according to The New York Times, citing a police report. The gunman, who was wearing a a black face mask, gray backpack, and cream-colored…
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Crashed Car, Gunshot Wounds: Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Shooting
A 43-year-old Paterson man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a 21-year-old Staten Island man dead and another man injured last month, authorities said. Robert Davis was arrested on Monday, Dec. 2, following an investigation by the Paterson Police Department and Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray. Authorities have filed a motion for pre-trial detention, which will be heard by a Superior Court judge. The incident began around 3:49 a.m. on Nov…
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Route 80 Road Rage Shooting: Witnesses Sought In Thanksgiving Eve Incident
New Jersey State Police are investigating a road rage shooting on Route 80 this week. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, around 6:18 a.m., when the driver of a silver minivan with a Pennsylvania license plate pulled alongside a blue Subaru Outback and fired at least one shot, striking the rear driver’s side window, authorities said. It happened near Exit 47B in Parsippany. No injuries were reported, but police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident or its aftermath to contact the NJSP Troop “B” Totowa Station Detective Bureau at 973-785-9412. Anonymous tips are w…
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Paterson Man, 21, Killed In Double Shooting On Cross Bronx Expressway:
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A 21-year-old man from Paterson was killed and a woman injured in a shooting early Sunday morning, Nov. 24 on the Cross Bronx Expressway, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 5:49 a.m. when shots were fired at a 2010 Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on I-95, striking Ivan DeJesus Bueno in the head, a spokesman for the NYPD said. A 21-year-old woman in the car was hit in the shoulder. A 27-year-old man, who was driving the Toyota Corolla, was not injured. After the shooting, the driver rushed the two victims to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital at 177 Fort Wash…
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Girl Critical After Being Shot By Boy At Ridgefield Park Apartment Complex: Prosecutor (
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a shooting that left a 15-year-old in critical condition Wednesday night, Nov. 5 in Ridgefield Park, authorities said. Police called to the garden apartments along Teaneck Road around 7:25 p.m. and found the girl with a gunshot wound to her back, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The girl was hospitalized where she remains in critical condition. The 16-year-old boy at the scene was arrested and charged following an investigation that found he had fired the gun. While initial reports said the shooting had been accidental, M…
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Driver With NJ Plates Shoots Trooper On NY Highway; Suspect On Run
A New York State Police trooper is recovering after being shot on a Long Island highway. The incident happened on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead, in the westbound lanes near exit 17, late Wednesday night, Oct. 30. According to police, a trooper exchanged gunfire with a suspect before the suspect fled the scene. The trooper was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition early Thursday, Oct. 31. Authorities did not elaborate on the nature of their injuries. Police said the suspect was a dark skinned man driving possibly a black Dodge Charger with temporary Ne…
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NJ Prosecutor's Office Detective Killed In Home Invasion: 'Truly Devastating'
A Cumberland County detective was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton, authorities said. Sgt. Monica Mosley, 51, died late at night on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release. She was a member of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Bridgeton police were called to a report of several people kicking in the door of a home on the 600 block of Buckshutem Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. Officers found Sgt. Mosley had been shot and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation led officers to Inspira Hospital and state troopers to…
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Hackensack Shooting Under Investigation
Police in Hackensack are investigating a shooting on Friday, Oct. 4. Officers responded to Newman and Sussex streets at 9:30 p.m. on reports of shots fired, Hackensack Police Capt. Michael Antista said. No victims or witnesses were found upon arrival, and further investigation turned up a found shell casing, confirming that a shooting occurred. The Detective Bureau is conducting an investigation and no further information was available.
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'Trouble At The Hotel:' 2 Men Shot, 1 Dead In Fairfield (
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Details have been released in a deadly shooting on Friday, Oct. 4 in Fairfield. One man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at the Ramada Inn on 2 Bridges Road around 12:30 p.m., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna said. "The Fairfield Police Department received a 911 call reporting unknown trouble at the hotel," Manna and Stephens said in a press release. Arriving officers found two men with gunshot wounds at the scene. One was unresponsive and pronounced dead while the other was taken to the hospital in unknown con…
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Philly Man, Two Brothers Indicted In Woman's Killing In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Three Philadelphia men were indicted after two women were shot in the head in Atlantic City, including one who died, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 34-year-old Gregg Page for murder, attempted murder, and several weapons charges on Wednesday, Oct. 2, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. Two brothers, 30-year-old Ryan Schenck and 27-year-old Ramir Schenck, were also indicted for hindering apprehension. Atlantic City police responded to a report of two women severely injured on North Main Avenue at around 4:41 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. Officers found the vi…
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Dad Convicted In Route 287 Road Rage Shooting With Youngsters In Car: Prosecutor
A 41-year-old Middlesex County dad has been convicted of multiple charges in a road rage shooting on a Route 287 exit ramp in May 2023, authorities said. While driving in heavy traffic on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township by the Route 287 exit ramp, Gerald Chapman pulled alongside the victim's car and struck the passenger side mirror with his left hand, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Chapman then drove behind and around to the driver's side of the vehicle, pulled out a handgun and fired two shots at the car, striking the driver's window and the rear driver's side door while …
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Arrest Made In Paterson Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A 21-year-old Paterson resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 25 for shooting a 56-year-old Paterson man in June, authorities said. At 10:51 p.m. on Friday, June 28, Paterson police responded to Mill Street and Market Street and found the victim, who was transported to a nearby hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In- Charge Isa Abbass said. An investigation determined Marquay Crawford was responsible for the shooting and he was arrested by New Jersey State Police in Elmwood Park. Crawford is charged with attempted mu…
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Gunman, 22, Arrested In Shooting Of Kearny Man In Paterson, Police Say
Police have arrested the 22-year-old gunman who they say is responsible for a June shooting in Paterson. Rafael A. Cabrera Perea, of Paterson, is believed to have shot the 26-year-old man near Prospect and Ellison streets around 2:40 a.m. on June 17, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said. While on scene, officers were notified that the victim, a Kearny resident, had been taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment. An investigation identified Cabrera Perea as the gunman, Valdes said. Cabrera…
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